Table of Contents

Part I: Incomplete Descriptions1. Descriptions and Situations, Francois Recanati2. An Abuse of Context in Semantics: The Case of Incomplete Definite Descriptions, Ernie Lepore3. This, That, and the Other, Stephen NealePart II: The Referential/Attributive Distinction4. Descriptions: Points of Reference, Kent Bach5. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Nathan Salmon6. Descriptive Indexicals and Indexical Descriptions, Geoffrey Nunberg7. The Case for Referential Descriptions, Michael DevittPart III: Presupposition and Truth-Value Gaps8. Would you Believe It? The King of France is Back! (Presuppositions and Truth-Value Intuitions), Kai von Fintel9. Descriptions, Linguistic Topic/Comment and Negative Existentials, Jay AtlasPart IV: Representation of Definites and Indefinites in Semantic Theory10. Referring Descriptions, Mark Sainsbury11. The Vernacular and the Omniscient Observer of History, Joseph Almog12. On a Unitary Analysis for Definite and Indefinite Descriptions, Peter Ludlow and Gabriel SegalPart V: Anaphoric Pronouns and Descriptions, Indefinites and Dynamic Semantics/Syntax13. Indefinites and Anaphoric Independence: A Case for Dynamic Semantics and Pragmatics?, Richard Breheny14. Grounding Dynamic Semantics, Paul Dekker15. Pronouns as Definites, Craige Roberts16. Anaphoric Definite Descriptions, Alice ter Meulen17. Indefinites and Scope Choice, Ruth Kempson & Wilfried Meyer-ViolPart VI: Names and Descriptions18. Descriptive Descriptive Names, Robin Jeshion19. Descriptively Introduced Names, Marga ReimerReferencesIndex